Weekly Read

Welcome to Typhoon Club’s Weekly Read. Articles are uploaded every Friday and remain available for two weeks before being replaced. Each article includes a discussion question and a Vocabulary Box. A YouTube link complementing the article's content is included when possible.

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Week of 04/11

People have been testing their strength through tug-of-war competitions since 500BC. It’s a simple procedure. You take a long piece of rope and have two teams with each team grabbing…

These days we want everything fast. Fast food, fast service, fast action movies. If it isn’t fast, we don’t want it. This is why we were very surprised to learn…

The Discovery of Tutankhamun

Did You Know? Even though Tutankhamun is probably the most famous pharaoh today, he was by no means the most important king in Egyptian history and very little is known…

Week of 04/04

Oyster Alternative

Oysters are very popular to eat these days. However, they can be very expensive. We have recently found a cheaper alternative if, that is, you are prepared to travel to…

* Pretty Boy Tiger

If you would like to see a real-life tiger, one of the best places in the world to see one is in the Ranthambore National Park in Northern India. It’s…

A busy English road known as the A303 takes drivers all the way from London to the southwest of England. There are many fine views of the countryside along the…